23:53 - Sunny PagliaccioNote to self: Do NOT open links on max volume in the middle of a quiet night. Otherwise, not bad. :D

23:52 - ApothecaryFast food workers planning a strike in support of $15/hour wages next month. I'm a tutor in a reading lab at a college and I don't even make that much, a bit of an overestimation of one's importance, don'tcha think?

Following the huge success of the Beirut Rock Festival 2009, which was attended by more than 2,500 spectators from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the UAE, Anathema will return to Forum de Beyrouth September 18th as part of their 2010 European tour. They will be supported by Absolace, a breakthrough progressive rock metal band that have just released their debut album - Resolve. The concert will thrill their growing legion of fans across the Middle East and beyond.